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Keep the spirit of the holi-days
all through the year
... Opinion, p. 6
Oh, Brother!
Jason and Adam
Osborn team up
against
basketball foes
... Sports, p. 10
The Best and the Rest -
Web pages at Wesleyan
... Features, p. 3
Finals and plus/minus
system: bad combination
... Opinion, p. 6
Gandhi on Gandhi: "Principles can't die"
Freshman Shanna Shipman speaks with Dr.
Gandhi following his presentation at Evelyn
24. John Vrakas/The Argus
Rajmohan
Chapel on Nov.
By Heather Hahn
Staff Writer
Rajmohan Gandhi's influence on
the international community
expands far beyond his role as a liv-ing
legacy to his grandfather
Mahatma Gandhi.
He has served as chief editor of
The Bombay Weekly, written sever-al
books, taught at universities in
the United States and Japan and
served as a member of the Indian
Senate.
When Rajmohan visited Illinois
Wesleyan University's Evelyn
Chapel on Nov. 24, he spoke enthu-siastically
of his grandfather's
peaceful fight for an independent
India, rather than focusing on his
own accomplishments.
Rajmohan traced Gandhi's non-violent
struggle for India's freedom
from the British. He believes that
Gandhi's intense desire to motivate
the people of India to take back
their country originated in his youth
when he heard a leading British
officer say that there was no such
thing as India.
"Even as a young law student in
London, there was evidence that
Gandhi wanted to disprove this
statement," Rajmohan said. "If
there already was an India, he
would recreate it. If there wasn't
one, he would make it himself."
On a journey to South
Africa in 1893, Gandhi expe-rienced
first-hand the brutal
treatment that the British were
capable of inflicting upon
Indians.
"He thought himself to be
an important, smartly dressed
lawyer," Rajmohan said. "On
his trip, however, he was
pushed out of the train, and
there were no rooms available
to him in Johannesburg. This
was the crucial turning point
in his life."
Gandhi's visit to South
Africa was made less grueling
by an African-American man
who arranged for him to be
given a room in a hotel owned
by his friend. Gandhi was
even allowed to eat in the din-ing
room of the hotel with the
other guests, which was
unheard of for an Indian in
that time and place. Ra
.This chance encounter with
a kind stranger began
Gandhi's amiable life-long siv
relationship with the African-
American community.
"Gandhi used to acknowledge the
advantages Africans had over the
Indian people," Rajmohan said.
"He would say, 'Africans are the
sons of the soil. We are not. We
have to fight as sons of the
jmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, mingles with
udents and faculty during his visit to IWU. Gandhi spoke exten-ely
about his grandfather's achievements. John Vrakas/The Argus
empire'."
While in South Africa, Gandhi
met with thousands of people of
Indian origin from all social levels.
He stressed the importance of unit-ing
to form an Indian organization
to defend against the British.
"It was then that Gandhi discov-ered
non-violent struggle and a
commitment to truthful fight,"
Rajmohan said.
Rajmohan described how Gandhi
see GANDHIp. 2
Student representation:
Senate sells its "sole"
By Amber Kurth
Staff Writer
Change defined the Student Senate meeting
on Nov. 23.
Senior Emily Cromwell and junior Jason
Dennis were approved to fill the positions of
Student Welfare and Human Relations
Commissioner and Treasurer, respectively.
These positions were left open when Jason
Spoor and Justin Taylor were fired from
Student Senate because of their membership
on the Students Who Care committee.
Cromwell has been involved in Student
Senate for four years, along with campus
activities such as recycling. Dennis has been a
member of the Senate Financial Advisory
Board (FAB) for one and a half years and a
member of Student Senate since his freshman
year.
"My experience in FAB will help me as
treasurer of Student Senate because I'm famil-iar
with the workings of FAB and the tasks of
the treasurer," Dennis said.
Andrew Killian, Student Senate president,
nominates candidates for positions on the
Senate Executive Board. His nominations
must be approved by a majority of Senators.
Senators also voted to approve some long-awaited
changes to the Student Senate consti-tution
and made new proposals for future
changes.
Two articles in the constitution used to state
that Student Senate is the "sole representa-tive"
of the students, but now say that it is a
"primary representative" of the students.
"I think a lot of what happened with the
amendment is reactionary to recent events,
and the decision was partially based on emo-tion,"
parliamentarian Ike Minton said.
"We're supposedly working on giving Senate
a stronger voice, but now it's a weaker voice
and will be less effective in its causes."
Minton saidd that Student Senate will carry
less weight with the faculty and other people
on matters it addresses because it is merely a
"primary voice" and not the "sole voice" of
IWU students. At the same time he said that
he respects the decision members of Senate
agreed upon.
The standing constitutional revisions com-mittee
also proposed changing the "Movies
Entertainment Committee" to the "Weekend
Entertainment Committee" because of the
problems with showing movies to a large
group of people.
The previous Science Center movie-show-ings
of last year were technically illegal,
Student Senate discovered, because it is
required that copyright fees are paid if the
movie is shown to a group of more than five
people. The committee is no longer showing
movies, but concentrating on new areas of
entertainment.
Senior Emily Cromwell accepts her appointment as Student Welfare and
Relations Commissioner at the Nov. 23 Senate meeting. Cromwell, along with
junior Jason Dennis, fill the positions left by Jason Spoor and Justin Taylor.
John Vrakas/The Argus
Let Kwanzaa light your fire
By Shelley Manning
Staff Writer
Kwanzaa, an African
American harvest celebration,
was created in 1966 by Maulana
Karenga, a professor at
California State University.
For Illinois Wesleyan, the cer-emony
began last year with the
first annual gathering.
Monica Taylor, director of
multi-cultural affairs, began the
Main Lounge ceremony on Dec.
2 by introducing the origin and
history of Kwanzaa. After her
introduction, senior Jessica
Brown initiated the candle light-ing
ceremony.
"Reciting the meanings
behind the principles of
Kwanzaa and participating in the
lighting of the candles allowed
me to revel in the true spirit of
the celebration," Brown said. "It Aud
has made me want to celebrate atte
Kwanzaa with the same, if not und
more, enthusiasm as I do the tra-ditional
American Christmas."
Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that
means harvest. No African peoples
have a celebration by this name, mak-ing
Kwanzaa truly an African-
American tradition. More than five
million Americans celebrate Kwanzaa
each year.
Kwanzaa begins on December 26 and
continues through January 1. Each day
is representative of a specific principle.
A candleholder, or kanara, displays
dience members took part in the Kwanzaa celebration, volunteering to
mpt bongo drumming. Speaker Garry Moore invited students to play
er the direction of Dean Debra Wood. Mike Balsley/The Argus
seven candles - one for each principle.
A different candle is lit every day of the
celebration in recognition of those prin-ciples.
Unity, the first principle, is signified
by a black candle in the center of the
Kanara. This is the first candle lit dur-ing
the holiday. The black candle is
flanked by three red candles, and three
green. After the center candle is lit, one
alternates between the red and green
candles.
Following unity are the other six
principles: self determination, collec-tive
work and responsibility, coopera-tive
economics, purpose, creativity, and
faith.
Seven students from Illinois
Wesleyan represented each principle.
After giving a message about the mean-ing
of each principle, the students lit
their respective candles.
Each table at the festival had a
see KWANZAA p.2
Hanukkah celebrates eternal light
By Kelli Doonan
Staff Writer
Though the holiday is three weeks
away, Illinois Wesleyan University will
hold a traditional Hanukkah celebration
on Thursday, Dec. 4 in the Turfler
Room from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Jewish Student
Association and University Chaplain
Dennis Groh, the event will feature
Rabbi Gordon from the Moses
Montefiore Synagogue in
Bloomington.
"This is an opportunity to see how
Jewish people, especially Jewish peo-ple
in America, celebrate Hanukkah,"
Groh said.
Groh said that traditional Jewish
foods including potato pancakes and
sour cream will be served and
Hanukkah music will be played. In
addition, Rabbi Gordon will say a few
words before lighting a Menorah.
Hanukkah, an eight day Jewish holi-day,
dates back to the days of King
Antiocheus. When he took over the
Jews' land, he banned the Jews from
practicing Judaism.
Some Jews, though, refused to give
up their religion and began to practice
in secret. They formed the rebel group
called the Maccabees, which fought
against King Antiocheus.
Eventually, the Maccabees retook
their temple, which the King had made
into a place of worship for his religion.
After they had rebuilt their altars in the
temple, they lit what is known as the
eternal light. They thought that they
only had enough oil for the light for one
night, but miraculously, the light
burned for eight days.
This began the tradition of a
Menorah, a traditional candle stand that
holds eight candles. One candle is
added each night for the eight days,
representing the eight days that the
eternal light burned. Today, gifts are
given on each of the eight nights.
"Speaking symbolically, Judaism
and Christianity have been very close
over time. I think that it will be inter-esting
to see the parallels between the
two religions," said Groh.
Titan basket-ball
teams
pull out close
wins
... Sports, p. 10

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Keep the spirit of the holi-days
all through the year
... Opinion, p. 6
Oh, Brother!
Jason and Adam
Osborn team up
against
basketball foes
... Sports, p. 10
The Best and the Rest -
Web pages at Wesleyan
... Features, p. 3
Finals and plus/minus
system: bad combination
... Opinion, p. 6
Gandhi on Gandhi: "Principles can't die"
Freshman Shanna Shipman speaks with Dr.
Gandhi following his presentation at Evelyn
24. John Vrakas/The Argus
Rajmohan
Chapel on Nov.
By Heather Hahn
Staff Writer
Rajmohan Gandhi's influence on
the international community
expands far beyond his role as a liv-ing
legacy to his grandfather
Mahatma Gandhi.
He has served as chief editor of
The Bombay Weekly, written sever-al
books, taught at universities in
the United States and Japan and
served as a member of the Indian
Senate.
When Rajmohan visited Illinois
Wesleyan University's Evelyn
Chapel on Nov. 24, he spoke enthu-siastically
of his grandfather's
peaceful fight for an independent
India, rather than focusing on his
own accomplishments.
Rajmohan traced Gandhi's non-violent
struggle for India's freedom
from the British. He believes that
Gandhi's intense desire to motivate
the people of India to take back
their country originated in his youth
when he heard a leading British
officer say that there was no such
thing as India.
"Even as a young law student in
London, there was evidence that
Gandhi wanted to disprove this
statement," Rajmohan said. "If
there already was an India, he
would recreate it. If there wasn't
one, he would make it himself."
On a journey to South
Africa in 1893, Gandhi expe-rienced
first-hand the brutal
treatment that the British were
capable of inflicting upon
Indians.
"He thought himself to be
an important, smartly dressed
lawyer," Rajmohan said. "On
his trip, however, he was
pushed out of the train, and
there were no rooms available
to him in Johannesburg. This
was the crucial turning point
in his life."
Gandhi's visit to South
Africa was made less grueling
by an African-American man
who arranged for him to be
given a room in a hotel owned
by his friend. Gandhi was
even allowed to eat in the din-ing
room of the hotel with the
other guests, which was
unheard of for an Indian in
that time and place. Ra
.This chance encounter with
a kind stranger began
Gandhi's amiable life-long siv
relationship with the African-
American community.
"Gandhi used to acknowledge the
advantages Africans had over the
Indian people," Rajmohan said.
"He would say, 'Africans are the
sons of the soil. We are not. We
have to fight as sons of the
jmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, mingles with
udents and faculty during his visit to IWU. Gandhi spoke exten-ely
about his grandfather's achievements. John Vrakas/The Argus
empire'."
While in South Africa, Gandhi
met with thousands of people of
Indian origin from all social levels.
He stressed the importance of unit-ing
to form an Indian organization
to defend against the British.
"It was then that Gandhi discov-ered
non-violent struggle and a
commitment to truthful fight,"
Rajmohan said.
Rajmohan described how Gandhi
see GANDHIp. 2
Student representation:
Senate sells its "sole"
By Amber Kurth
Staff Writer
Change defined the Student Senate meeting
on Nov. 23.
Senior Emily Cromwell and junior Jason
Dennis were approved to fill the positions of
Student Welfare and Human Relations
Commissioner and Treasurer, respectively.
These positions were left open when Jason
Spoor and Justin Taylor were fired from
Student Senate because of their membership
on the Students Who Care committee.
Cromwell has been involved in Student
Senate for four years, along with campus
activities such as recycling. Dennis has been a
member of the Senate Financial Advisory
Board (FAB) for one and a half years and a
member of Student Senate since his freshman
year.
"My experience in FAB will help me as
treasurer of Student Senate because I'm famil-iar
with the workings of FAB and the tasks of
the treasurer," Dennis said.
Andrew Killian, Student Senate president,
nominates candidates for positions on the
Senate Executive Board. His nominations
must be approved by a majority of Senators.
Senators also voted to approve some long-awaited
changes to the Student Senate consti-tution
and made new proposals for future
changes.
Two articles in the constitution used to state
that Student Senate is the "sole representa-tive"
of the students, but now say that it is a
"primary representative" of the students.
"I think a lot of what happened with the
amendment is reactionary to recent events,
and the decision was partially based on emo-tion,"
parliamentarian Ike Minton said.
"We're supposedly working on giving Senate
a stronger voice, but now it's a weaker voice
and will be less effective in its causes."
Minton saidd that Student Senate will carry
less weight with the faculty and other people
on matters it addresses because it is merely a
"primary voice" and not the "sole voice" of
IWU students. At the same time he said that
he respects the decision members of Senate
agreed upon.
The standing constitutional revisions com-mittee
also proposed changing the "Movies
Entertainment Committee" to the "Weekend
Entertainment Committee" because of the
problems with showing movies to a large
group of people.
The previous Science Center movie-show-ings
of last year were technically illegal,
Student Senate discovered, because it is
required that copyright fees are paid if the
movie is shown to a group of more than five
people. The committee is no longer showing
movies, but concentrating on new areas of
entertainment.
Senior Emily Cromwell accepts her appointment as Student Welfare and
Relations Commissioner at the Nov. 23 Senate meeting. Cromwell, along with
junior Jason Dennis, fill the positions left by Jason Spoor and Justin Taylor.
John Vrakas/The Argus
Let Kwanzaa light your fire
By Shelley Manning
Staff Writer
Kwanzaa, an African
American harvest celebration,
was created in 1966 by Maulana
Karenga, a professor at
California State University.
For Illinois Wesleyan, the cer-emony
began last year with the
first annual gathering.
Monica Taylor, director of
multi-cultural affairs, began the
Main Lounge ceremony on Dec.
2 by introducing the origin and
history of Kwanzaa. After her
introduction, senior Jessica
Brown initiated the candle light-ing
ceremony.
"Reciting the meanings
behind the principles of
Kwanzaa and participating in the
lighting of the candles allowed
me to revel in the true spirit of
the celebration," Brown said. "It Aud
has made me want to celebrate atte
Kwanzaa with the same, if not und
more, enthusiasm as I do the tra-ditional
American Christmas."
Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that
means harvest. No African peoples
have a celebration by this name, mak-ing
Kwanzaa truly an African-
American tradition. More than five
million Americans celebrate Kwanzaa
each year.
Kwanzaa begins on December 26 and
continues through January 1. Each day
is representative of a specific principle.
A candleholder, or kanara, displays
dience members took part in the Kwanzaa celebration, volunteering to
mpt bongo drumming. Speaker Garry Moore invited students to play
er the direction of Dean Debra Wood. Mike Balsley/The Argus
seven candles - one for each principle.
A different candle is lit every day of the
celebration in recognition of those prin-ciples.
Unity, the first principle, is signified
by a black candle in the center of the
Kanara. This is the first candle lit dur-ing
the holiday. The black candle is
flanked by three red candles, and three
green. After the center candle is lit, one
alternates between the red and green
candles.
Following unity are the other six
principles: self determination, collec-tive
work and responsibility, coopera-tive
economics, purpose, creativity, and
faith.
Seven students from Illinois
Wesleyan represented each principle.
After giving a message about the mean-ing
of each principle, the students lit
their respective candles.
Each table at the festival had a
see KWANZAA p.2
Hanukkah celebrates eternal light
By Kelli Doonan
Staff Writer
Though the holiday is three weeks
away, Illinois Wesleyan University will
hold a traditional Hanukkah celebration
on Thursday, Dec. 4 in the Turfler
Room from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Jewish Student
Association and University Chaplain
Dennis Groh, the event will feature
Rabbi Gordon from the Moses
Montefiore Synagogue in
Bloomington.
"This is an opportunity to see how
Jewish people, especially Jewish peo-ple
in America, celebrate Hanukkah,"
Groh said.
Groh said that traditional Jewish
foods including potato pancakes and
sour cream will be served and
Hanukkah music will be played. In
addition, Rabbi Gordon will say a few
words before lighting a Menorah.
Hanukkah, an eight day Jewish holi-day,
dates back to the days of King
Antiocheus. When he took over the
Jews' land, he banned the Jews from
practicing Judaism.
Some Jews, though, refused to give
up their religion and began to practice
in secret. They formed the rebel group
called the Maccabees, which fought
against King Antiocheus.
Eventually, the Maccabees retook
their temple, which the King had made
into a place of worship for his religion.
After they had rebuilt their altars in the
temple, they lit what is known as the
eternal light. They thought that they
only had enough oil for the light for one
night, but miraculously, the light
burned for eight days.
This began the tradition of a
Menorah, a traditional candle stand that
holds eight candles. One candle is
added each night for the eight days,
representing the eight days that the
eternal light burned. Today, gifts are
given on each of the eight nights.
"Speaking symbolically, Judaism
and Christianity have been very close
over time. I think that it will be inter-esting
to see the parallels between the
two religions," said Groh.
Titan basket-ball
teams
pull out close
wins
... Sports, p. 10